The Virginia Department of Health has launched a new online vital records application, which can be used to request certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates. The new online application is accessibly at www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/applications-for-a-vital-record/. “We believe the new system will help us meet the needs of our customers faster, and provide them service in a more accessible and convenient […]
Henrico names new director of Recreation and Parks
Henrico County officials have named Patrick W. Nalley director of the county’s Division of Recreation & Parks, which will be restructured with three assistant directors and will support efforts to attract sports tourism and other entertainment to the county. Nalley has most recently served as director of Recreation, Tourism & Cultural Development for Amherst County, Virginia. Previously, he was the […]
Greater Richmond Medical Reserve Corps receives national award
The Greater Richmond Medical Reserve Corps recently won a national award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, given in recognition of National Volunteer Week. Greater Richmond MRC Unit (which serves the counties of Henrico, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent, and the city of Richmond) won the award […]
BeWellVA to host virtual workshops about childhood trauma
Officials with BeWellVA, a collaborative organization between Henrico and six other Central Virginia community service boards, will offer four virtual workshops to bring awareness to adverse childhood experiences. The first workshop will be held on Thursday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to noon, with future sessions planned for July 21, Oct. 20 and Jan. 19, 2023. Registration is required and […]
Henrico to conduct emergency-response exercise May 1 at Short Pump Town Center
Henrico County public safety agencies will conduct an emergency-response exercise Sunday, May 1 at Short Pump Town Center to assess their preparedness for an actual emergency. The full-scale drill is scheduled to occur from 8 to 10 a.m. – before the mall’s regular opening to the public at 11 a.m. Before and during the exercise, the public may notice police, […]
Henrico Citizen earns 6 Virginia Press Association awards
For the second year in a row, the Henrico Citizen earned six awards in the Virginia Press Association’s annual News and Advertising Contest, whose 2021 winning entries were announced this week. Competing for the first time in the online category, against all other digital publications in the state, the Citizen earned awards for its breaking news, general news, education, health […]
Henrico principal to retire after 17 years leading East End schools
Signs posted along the hallways of Montrose Elementary School in Eastern Henrico County tout that the school is fully accredited by the state. But when Ted Durniak became its principal in 2013, Montrose was one of the two worst performing elementary schools in Henrico. Within five years after he took over, the school had earned its state accreditation by raising […]
Henrico Property Transactions – Apr. 13-19, 2022
1612 Almond Creek Court – $211,000, 1,048 SF (built in 1991), from Allen Hawkins to RVA Real Property LLC. 252 Defense Avenue – $235,000, 1,000 SF (built in 2012), from Rebecca Alexis Harrington to Savannah M. Hodges and Benjamin B. Hodges III. 5505 Dendron Drive – $259,000, 1,004 SF (built in 1985), from Willi Jose Estrella and Jennifer Batista to […]
Henrico ranked 26th healthiest locality in Virginia
Henrico ranks 26th among Virginia’s 133 localities in a new national report that analyzes the health of every locality in the nation according to a variety of factors and outcomes. The County Health Rankings, published annually by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, rated every locality according to data about length and quality of life; health behaviors; clinical care; […]
Henrico Police arrest 24-year-old woman in connection with fatal hit-and-run
Henrico Police have arrested a 24-year-old county woman in connection with the hit-and-run incident that killed a 61-year-old man in Henrico’s Near West End Tuesday. Ciera Hope Childress faces charges of not reporting an accident; possession of schedule I or II drugs; and driving while intoxicated (second offense within five years). Several people sent in tips after the initial reports […]
